Bayreuth

\baj.røt\

/\baj.røt\/ name

The verdict

“Bayreuth” is uncommon French (frequency #57,104 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,104
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans le Land de Bavière. Chef-lieu du district de Haute-Franconie.

Key facts for Bayreuth
PropertyValue
HeadwordBayreuth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\baj.røt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bayreuth” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bayreuth lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bayreuth is uncommon French at frequency #57,104 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \baj.røt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans le Land de Bavière. Chef-lieu du district de Haute-Franconie.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bayreuth, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Bayreuth, spelled B-A-Y-R-E-U-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans le Land de Bavière. Chef-lieu du district de Haute-Franconie.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bayreuth"?
"Bayreuth" is spelled B-A-Y-R-E-U-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \baj.røt\.
What does "Bayreuth" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bayreuth" means: Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans le Land de Bavière. Chef-lieu du district de Haute-Franconie.
How do you pronounce "Bayreuth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bayreuth" is \baj.røt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bayreuth" come from?
"Bayreuth" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Bayreuth”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-Y-R-E-U-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \baj.røt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list